PICKENS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTIONS

PICKENS COUNTY OFFICIAL ABSENTEE/PROVISIONAL/CHALLENGED BALLOT OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY AND NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA MAY 22, 2018

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To vote, blacken the Oval ( ) next to the candidate of your choice. To vote for a person whose name is not on the ballot, manually WRITE his or her name in the write-in section and blacken the Oval ( ) next to the write-in section. If you desire to vote YES or NO for a PROPOSED QUESTION, blacken the corresponding Oval ( ). Use only blue or black pen or pencil. Do not vote for more candidates than the number allowed for each specific office. Do not cross out or erase. If you erase or make other marks on the ballot or tear the ballot, your vote may not count. If you change your mind or make a mistake, you may return the ballot by writing “Spoiled” across the face of the ballot and return envelope. You may then mail the spoiled ballot back to your county board of registrars, and you will be issued another official absentee ballot. Alternatively, you may surrender the ballot to the poll manager of an early voting site within your county or the precinct to which you are assigned. You will then be permitted to vote a regular ballot.

"I understand that the offer or acceptance of money or any other object of value to vote for any particular candidate, list of candidates, issue, or list of issues included in this election constitutes an act of voter fraud and is a felony under Georgia law." [OCGA 21-2-284(e), 21-2-285(h) and 21-2-383(a)]

For Public Service Commissioner

For Governor (Vote for One)

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Should Georgia pull down our federal tax dollars to save rural hospitals and create more than fifty thousand jobs by expanding Medicaid?

(To Succeed Chuck Eaton) (Vote for One)

STACEY ABRAMS

LINDY MILLER

STACEY EVANS

For Lieutenant Governor (Vote for One)

SARAH RIGGS AMICO

JOHN NOEL

YES

JOHNNY C. WHITE

NO

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For Public Service Commissioner

SA MP

TRIANA ARNOLD JAMES

(To Succeed Tricia Pridemore) (Vote for One)

For Secretary of State

DAWN A. RANDOLPH

(Vote for One)

JOHN BARROW

Should Georgia allow voters to elect our own representatives by amending our Constitution to place the power of drawing district lines under the authority of an independent, non-partisan commission?

DOUG STONER

DEE DAWKINS-HAIGLER

YES NO

For U.S. Representative in 116th Congress From the 9th Congressional District of Georgia

RAKEIM "RJ" HADLEY

(Vote for One)

For Attorney General

Should Georgia alleviate traffic congestion, reduce carbon emissions, and better connect communities by investing a substantial amount of existing tax dollars in mass transit?

DAVE COOPER

(Vote for One)

CHARLIE BAILEY

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JOSH MCCALL

YES

For Commissioner of Agriculture (Vote for One)

FRED SWANN

116th

For U.S. Representative in Congress From the 14th Congressional District of Georgia

NO

(Vote for One)

For Commissioner of Insurance

STEVEN LAMAR FOSTER

(Vote for One)

JANICE LAWS

For State Senator From 54th District (Vote for One)

CINDY ZELDIN

MICHAEL S. MORGAN

For State School Superintendent (Vote for One)

For State Representative in the General Assembly From 11th District

SID CHAPMAN

(Vote for One)

SAM MOSTELLER

LEE A. SHIVER

OTHA E. THORNTON, JR.

For Commissioner of Labor (Vote for One)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY QUESTIONS

RICHARD KEATLEY FRED QUINN

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Should the sale and distribution of bump stocks be prohibited in the state of Georgia?

YES NO

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-5With regard to the Pickens County School Tax Homestead Exemption, choose Option 1 OR Option 2.

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Nels S.D. Peterson) (Vote for One)

NELS PETERSON

For Judge, Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit (To Succeed John E. Worcester) (Vote for One)

(Incumbent)

JOHN WORCESTER (Incumbent)

Option 1: Continue without change - Leave in place the Current Law.

(a) has a Regular Homestead Exemption, (b) reaches the age of 62, and (c) has a gross income (as defined in the Current Law) of less than $25,000 for the entire household may apply for exemption from school property taxes in the amount of the entirety (100%) of assessed value of the property containing the residence. The School Tax Homestead Exemption excludes both the ad valorem assessment for schools and any taxation on retiring school bonds.

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Write-in

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Description: The Current Law provides that a homeowner who

(To Succeed Charles Jones Bethel) (Vote for One)

CHARLIE BETHEL (Incumbent)

SPECIAL ELECTION For Jasper City Council

(To Fill the Unexpired Term of James Looney, Resigned) (Vote for One)

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Stephen Dillard) (Vote for One)

DOUG PATTERSON KIRK RAFFIELD

STEPHEN DILLARD

OR

(Incumbent)

Option 2: Continue but with Study Commission - Leave in place the Current Law (as described in Option 1). AND

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed John Ellington) (Vote for One)

KEN HODGES

SA MP

Establish a Commission that (1) shall hold forums to hear from citizens, businesses, Pickens County Government, and Pickens County Schools regarding the existing senior exemption from school property taxes and (2) shall forward to the Georgia General Assembly for the 2019 session recommendations on any desired changes to that exemption. (The Commission shall be appointed jointly by the Pickens County Republican Party and the Pickens County Democratic Committee.)

Write-in

Write-in

OPTION 1

KEN SHIGLEY

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

OPTION 2

(To Succeed Amanda Mercier) (Vote for One)

NONPARTISAN GENERAL ELECTION For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Michael P. Boggs) (Vote for One)

MICHAEL P. BOGGS (Incumbent)

AMANDA H. MERCIER (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed M. Yvette Miller) (Vote for One)

M. YVETTE MILLER (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Britt C. Grant) (Vote for One)

BRITT CAGLE GRANT (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Clyde L. Reese, III) (Vote for One)

CLYDE L. REESE III (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Carol Hunstein) (Vote for One)

JOHN ELLINGTON

Write-in

For Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia (To Succeed Brian M. Rickman) (Vote for One)

BRIAN RICKMAN (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia (To Succeed Harold D. Melton) (Vote for One)

HAROLD D. MELTON (Incumbent)

Write-in

For Judge, Superior Court of the Appalachian Judicial Circuit (To Succeed Mary Elizabeth Priest) (Vote for One)

MARY E. PRIEST (Incumbent)

Write-in

Write-in

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